Feasibility and safety of the antecubital venous access for right heart catheterization in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Background The diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension requires right heart catheterization (RHC) which is typically performed via proximal venous access (PVA). Antecubital venous access (AVA) is an alternative approach for RHC that can minimize complications, decrease procedural duration and a...

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Main Authors: Avital Avriel, Michael Kassirer, Avi Shimony, Gal Tsaban, Amir Bar-Shai, Miri Merkin, Gabriel Rosenstein, Doron Zahger, Jonathan Wiesen, Carlos Cafri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-02-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894019875380